Eastern Mole vs red dahlia

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dahlia coccinea

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while red dahlia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	red dahlia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Dahlia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dahlia coccinea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

red dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	red dahlia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red dahlia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, Portugal, and Taiwan.